#A56CBF#A56CBF
#A56CBF is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.135 H 314.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A56CBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 108, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 39%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.54, 37.45, -34.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.54, 51.08, 317.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.34% 0.0947 -0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.34% 0.135 314.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2821, 22.4868, 52.0253) |
| Luminance | 0.2249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.66
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.42
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.61
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.08
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.68
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A56CBF #86BF6C
analogous
#7B6CBF #A56CBF #BF6CAF
triadic
#A56CBF #BFA56C #6CBFA5
tetradic
#A56CBF #BF7B6C #86BF6C #6CAFBF
square
#A56CBF #BF7B6C #86BF6C #6CAFBF
split-complementary
#A56CBF #AFBF6C #6CBF7B
monochromatic
#65367B #8848A6 #A56CBF #BF97D2 #D9C1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#A56CBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#A56CBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A56CBF
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A56CBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A56CBF | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D7FC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C84BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A3788C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a56cbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 108, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.135 314.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c197d2',
500: '#a56cbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a56cbf; $custom-light: #c197d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a56cbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 108,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.205,
"s": 39.336,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62337,
"c": 0.13496,
"h": 314.6
},
"luminance": 0.22486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A56CBF
secondary
#BDD4B3
accent
#CF597E
background
#FCF9FC
surface
#F8F2F9
border
#D1CCD2
text
#120D14
muted
#817E82